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English adjective: even | |||
| 1. | even divisible by two | ||
| Antonyms | odd, uneven | ||
| 2. | even equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced | ||
| Samples | Even amounts of butter and sugar. On even terms. It was a fifty-fifty (or even) split. Had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance. An even fight. | ||
| Synonyms | fifty-fifty | ||
| Similar | equal | ||
| Antonyms | unequal | ||
| 3. | even being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with) | ||
| Samples | An even application of varnish. An even floor. The road was not very even. The picture is even with the window. | ||
| Similar | flat, flatbottom, flatbottomed, flush, justified, lap-jointed, level, level, plane, straight, straight-grained, true | ||
| See also | smooth, steady | ||
| Attribute | evenness, invariability | ||
| Antonyms | uneven | ||
| 4. | even symmetrically arranged | ||
| Samples | Even features. Regular features. A regular polygon. | ||
| Synonyms | regular | ||
| Similar | symmetric, symmetrical | ||
| Antonyms | asymmetric, asymmetrical | ||
| 5. | even occurring at fixed intervals | ||
| Samples | A regular beat. The even rhythm of his breathing. | ||
| Synonyms | regular | ||
| Similar | steady | ||
| Antonyms | unsteady | ||
| 6. | even of the score in a contest | ||
| Samples | The score is tied. | ||
| Synonyms | level, tied | ||
| Similar | equal | ||
| Antonyms | unequal | ||
English noun: even | |||
| 1. | even (time) the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) | ||
| Samples | He enjoyed the evening light across the lake. | ||
| Synonyms | eve, evening, eventide | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | day, daylight, daytime | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | guest night | ||
| Part holonym | crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight | ||
English adverb: even | |||
| 1. | even used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected | ||
| Samples | Even an idiot knows that. Declined even to consider the idea. I don't have even a dollar!. | ||
| 2. | even in spite of; notwithstanding | ||
| Samples | Even when he is sick, he works. Even with his head start she caught up with him. | ||
| 3. | even to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons | ||
| Samples | Looked sick and felt even worse. An even (or still) more interesting problem. Still another problem must be solved. A yet sadder tale. | ||
| Synonyms | still, yet | ||
| 4. | even to the full extent | ||
| Samples | Loyal even unto death. | ||
English verb: even | |||
| 1. | even (contact) make level or straight | ||
| Samples | Level the ground. | ||
| Synonyms | even out, flush, level | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change surface | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | grade, strickle, strickle, strike | ||
| 2. | even (change) become even or more even | ||
| Samples | Even out the surface. | ||
| Synonyms | even out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 3. | even (change) make even or more even | ||
| Synonyms | even out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regularise, regularize | ||
| Cause | even, even out | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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